Jason Blee

At 10 past 10 on the morning of the 9th April 2007, my life, along with the life of our four children, changed forever. This was the day my husband Jason was fatally injured in an underground mine accident at Moranbah North – it was Easter Monday.

The days that followed Jason’s tragic passing, were so intense many people came and went. I had to organise a funeral, ring the banks about house and car loans and ask who was going to help my family financially? Looking back to what had happened to my family I feel like we were left standing on our own. Here we were all confronted with something no one knew how to handle….